Watching Jon and Kate's family grow and then seeing their marriage fall apart in front of the cameras makes me sad. Heartbreaking how some things just unravel with time.Image: lasnark.com
Watching Jon and Kate's family grow and then seeing their marriage fall apart in front of the cameras makes me sad. Heartbreaking how some things just unravel with time.
My friend at work was in a real state of depression when she first heard they were breaking up! I had to convince her that she did not really know them just to make her feel a little better!
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad. It reminds me of Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. They seemed so happy until they let the cameras invade their space. Well, I think her pervy dad didn't help either!
Life goes on...
ReplyDeleteYes it is sad...but it's reality. Time to take the show off tv and let the kids have time to heal in private. Good luck to Kate...hard enough being a single mom to 2...let alone 8.
I can't imagine living under the glare of a TV camera - let alone trying to make something as complicated as a successful relationship work with so many children.
ReplyDeleteDo you think you could?
If they took out takes of these sorts of shows - what parts would you use to show couples as "prenupital education"? I wonder if there are any good tips to be learned? Are most of the squabbles "petty" and how do you get someone to ease up once their "back is up" and they get stubborn - long after the inital conflict?
I always have such a hard time with the "single parent" term. If the other parent isn't LEAVING their life forever, they're not doing it alone. I never considered my mom a single mom because my dad was there. No, he didn't live in the house but all she had to do was call him if she needed him as a father figure that day. And we called him or went over to his house if we needed a father figure THAT DAY. It irks me that my stepson's mother was able to claim "single parent" for a few years when NO...he had a dad, who called and checked on him, picked him up, paid for things, blah blah blah. Okay, off my soapbox. Sorry. I feel for them, but I certainly wish they would have considered other alternatives before divorcing with so many young children. People don't work through the really, really, really hard stuff anymore. It gets to me.
ReplyDeleteI actually felt bad watching it...like I was contributing to the problem...totally wish they had tried counseling....and seriously Jon is excited...he's totally thinking with his little head...and not the one with the plugs in it....
ReplyDeleteI know they're only human and it'd be wrong to put them on this pedestal, but it's sad to know that another marriage didn't make it, that they didn't try harder, that they're living this out in front of the cameras, that those kids - cute as they are - are being subjected to this abnormal lifestyle followed by cameras. At the end of the day, they're the ones who will be most affected.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what they'll think when they look back on these episodes and see/understand how it all happened in front of millions of viewers.
And yeah, Jon is waaaay excited. I know Kate has been getting bashed since this all started, but at the end of the day it still feels like something so personal that should've stayed behind closed doors. I can't believe they're going to continue with the show, but I guess it's what brings in the money. So much for thinking about the kids.
I only watched about five minutes of that show a few years ago. Just long enough to want to reach into the TV and slap Kate.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they would still be married if they hadn't done that show? I agree that it is time to pull it and give those kids some privacy.
i read that they made $75,000 per episode....after 40-episode in each season, that's around $3 million per season. !
ReplyDeleteDidn't they do 3 or 4 seasons?
Goes to show that money doesn't buy happiness?
There are the same kind of stinky cow patties in the GREENER PASTURES. So what if she is bossy. He is lazy. Is one worse than the other? They might have made a bunch of money, but were they wise with it or are they over extended with no savings? He doesn't look that sad about it. My husband even watched and said "That man sees lots of women and fun times ahead." Hmm. Man's perspective might be telling it all.
ReplyDeleteTheir breakup is very sad, but I have to question was their marriage headed this way even without the help of reality TV. Kate really has some serious communication problems and I think Jon would have eventually gotten tired of being talked down to and treated like he was not the man of the house, head of the household, or king of the castle. Any good wife knows to at least make him feel like he is the most wonderful thing in her life, even if he's not. By the same token, stepping outside of your marriage to solve your problems is never the answer. Jon should not be partying and behaving like a 21 year old college student.
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ReplyDeleteThis is really sad news. I've watched Jon & Kate on and off for the last two years. I am sort of surprised, but not...it was something that seemed like it was going to happen...just maybe not while the little ones are still so young.
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad. I haven't been watching this season and I didn't watch much of last season either. I think it just feels like I'm supporting something that has become destructive and I don't want to do that.
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